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Our Story

When we got the keys to this place, most of the stained glass had already been stolen. But the rose window is still up there - maybe it was too high, too heavy, or just not worth the trouble. On a bright afternoon, it throws colors across the taproom floor that no lighting designer would ever have the nerve to fake.

Built in 1876, this building spent over a century as a Catholic parish here in Northside. Today, it holds a brewery, a taproom, a music venue, an event space, and a radio station. That’s a lot of life for one building. We call it the Fruit Castle. It fits the explorers, adventures, and magic creatures that live on our labels.

What we make here is the Fruit Tart. We actually had to invent the name because standard beer categories just didn't fit. For us, the fruit is the main event, and every other brewing decision is just there to support it. Take Gadget, our flagship: there are roughly sixteen whole blackberries and raspberries in every single can. We know that because we actually sat down and counted them.

We process over a million pounds of fruit through this building every year (some of it even grows right out back). That crazy, vibrant color in your glass? That’s just the fruit. No extracts, no artificial dyes. We never fake it.

Doing things the hard way has put us in some pretty surreal rooms. Men's Journal named Gadget one of the 50 best beers in the world alongside legends like Rodenbach and Cantillon. We’ve picked up over twenty international medals, including a Double Gold from the Tasting Alliance and a win at the China International Beer Competition. But the real secret to every single one of those medals is exactly what I just mentioned: we count the berries.

Everything we do is in-house. The lore on our cans, the small strange countries, the adventurers, the wild recipes, it's all drawn, imagined, and brewed by our team.

We make drinks for craft beer nerds, for people who think they hate beer, and for folks who’d frankly rather be holding a cocktail. The lineup changes, but the rule stays the same: it starts with real fruit, and it tastes like what's on the label.

If you're in Cincinnati, come see the Fruit Castle. We're open Tuesday through Sunday, we’ve always got something on tap you can't get anywhere else, and if you stand still long enough, someone behind the bar will probably talk your ear off about density, harvest, and stone fruits.